A farmer and a carpenter walk into Shelburne Farm and Garden. They get to know the owner, take stock of the inventory and records, do some deep...
Dear EarthTalk: Since when did cargo ships start using wind power (again)? Does this save us from a lot of carbon emissions? – Bill H. Elizabeth...
Each spring like clockwork, Eastern bluebirds magically return to nesting boxes alongside valley fields. These sightings and other signs of the...
Dear EarthTalk: Could climate change really be making my allergies worse? - L. Pulaski, New Bern, NCPollen may be an unfortunate contributor to...
Dear EarthTalk: What kind of environmental toll is Russia’s war on Ukraine taking? — James P., Philadelphia, PARussia’s war on Ukraine is one of...
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part essay about American eels; the first was published on Saturday, April 9. Nehoumo is the Abenaki...
Editor’s note: This is the first of two parts exploring the migration of American eels. Part 2 will run Saturday, April 16.In the winter of 1600...
In 1982, Paul and Stacey Chapley started their garden center, Chapley Gardens in Deerfield. About 20 years ago, the couple attended a trade show...
Dear EarthTalk: What exactly is gravity energy storage and why are some environmentalists so bullish on it? — James McIntosh, New York, NYGravity...
Here’s a surprise: One of the biggest animal farms in western Massachusetts is in Turners Falls. Perhaps also a surprise: They raise fish.“Our...
Dear EarthTalk: Is there any truth to claims that we need not worry about plastic pollution because nature will evolve microorganisms to break it...
In early December of 2009, my colleagues and I had spent the day in a high tiny headwater stream in Great Basin National Park, Nevada, listening to...